harmlessly
Example Sentences
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Although ESBL- and CRE-producing bacteria often live harmlessly in the human gut, they can cause severe illness if they enter the urinary tract or bloodstream.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026
Replays showed the slightest of contact was made by Verbruggen's high foot but, with the ball seemingly running harmlessly away from goal, Brighton's staff, players and fans were left incensed by the decision.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
If warmer oceans energize storms, couldn’t they also influence other meteorological phenomena that diverted this year’s hurricanes harmlessly out to sea?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
The script buries its live-wire ideas harmlessly underground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Each detonation was followed by a brief atomic light show, and then the blast would dissipate harmlessly against the shield.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
